General Information
Ain Sokhna , located about 40 km south of Suez
on the Red Sea , the Egyptian government has allocated 9,000 hectares of land for
economic and industrial development.
This area is referred to as the Suez special Economic Zone (S.S.E.Z.) ,In the direct
vicinity of this industrial development, the Sokhna port and logistic center is
under development, offering excellent deep – sea port
facilities for the handling of liquids and bulk cargo, containers, break–bulk and
general cargoes.
The port is built at an excellent location on the coast of the gulf of Suez, with
Cairo located some 130 km to the west. The new port will provide the necessary interface
for import and export cargo flows, serving the Suez Special Economic Zone as well
as the Red Sea area and the Greater Cairo Region.
Operations in the port will start in 2002 . To be able to met the cargo handling
demands in the future , a Masterplan has been developed that shows the development
of the Sokhna port up to 2020
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The forecasts predict that in the year 2020 the Sokhna Port will handle:
- More than 4 million TEU's of containers
- More than 10 million tons of agri-bulk
- Nearly 10 million tons of other dry bulk cargoes
- Nearly 30 million tons of liquid bulk cargoes
- 1 million tons of general cargoes
According to the forecasts, the cargo volume through the port will grow
steadily from the start:
In 2005 more than 20 million tons will be handled
In 2010 the volume has increased to 45 million tons
In the year 2020 a cargo volume of more than 90 million tons will be reached
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Cargo Forecast
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According to the forecasts the cargo volume through
the port will grow steadily from the start. The “favorable“
scenario shows that:
- In 2005 more than 20 million tons will be handled
- In 2010 the volume will increase to nearly 45 million tons
- In the year 2020 a cargo volume of more than 90 million
tons will be reached
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Distinguishing between the different cargo types, the forecasts predict that in
the year 2020 Sokhna port will handle:
- More than 4 million TEU`s of containers
- More than 10 million tons of agri-bulk
- Nearly 10 million tons of other dry bulk cargoes
- Nearly 30 million tons of liquid bulk cargoes
1 million tons of general cargoes |
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Traffic Forecast In 2020, the handling of these cargoes will require
over 8, 000 ship calls per year ranging from small container feeder vessels to bulk
carriers of up to about 150,000 DWT. Throughout the year, the port will be visited
once every hour by a seagoing ship.
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